Example sentences of "[adj] 's [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A seemingly endless queue of journalists and would-be 's formed , all intent on taking the art of rock interviewing into new and deeper areas . |
| 2 | All would-be 's stunned by the sudden realisation that they ‘ could be ’ . |
| 3 | I reckon something funny 's going on . |
| 4 | so I think tha Windy 's getting his own back now . |
| 5 | It says the erm , this low is go is moving away and a high 's coming in so it might be nice for this weekend . |
| 6 | Their guitarist resembles Free 's spaced out Paul Kossoff and the keyboardist 's one-song singing debut ‘ World Round ’ sounds like Squeeze 's Glenn Tilbrook . |
| 7 | Then there 's a single track ( Wayne Shorter 's haunting Nefertiti ) from Hancock 's VSOP group sessions ; VSOP comprised former Davis Quintet members Shorter ( tenor , soprano sax ) , Ron Carter ( bass ) and Tony Williams ( drums ) , with Freddie Hubbard ( trumpet ) , and Hancock on electric grand . |
| 8 | But in the end Surly 's moved , sort of shoved off stage . |
| 9 | Ignoring the 1 's , the centre pixel was then to be ON if the sum of 2 's exceeded the number of 0's , OFF if it was less . |
| 10 | No. 2 's fitted on to half the back of the house , leaving a downstairs and an upstairs window free . |
| 11 | A new study fails to plumb the depths of the great Symbolist 's tortured psyche |
| 12 | Comparing like with like , Concept says that consolidated 1992 revenues were down to $62.5m from $71.5m ; its net loss of $11.9m was only a fraction of 1991 's whopping $107.3m deficit . |
| 13 | The move reflected a growing interest in share trading among the Gulf Arab states as their economies recovered from recession in the mid-1980 's brought on by lower oil prices . |
| 14 | The scene of scrabbling around at the top of the stairwell and the subsequent scene of ED 209 's lashing about furiously at the foot of the stairs , unable to regain its footing , were then animated , the latter mostly using back projection and maximum blurs — almost literally hands-on , with the animator waggling the legs with wires during the one- or two-frame takes . |
| 15 | The DB 7 's revealed to the world at the Geneva Motor Show today . |
| 16 | One old chap said , ‘ What 's up lad , tha ’ looks as if tha 's seen a ghost ! ’ |
| 17 | The kindly old chap who gave up his seat for me brought me my pint saying ‘ Drink this mate , you 'll feel better when tha 's supped that . ’ |
| 18 | In retirement he still worked with horses at his home near Tewkesbury … signed on as Central 's racing tipster … and no national hunt gathering was complete without Terry Biddlecombe … |
| 19 | This sounds a little like Peter Simple 's racing tipster , who always gets the name of the Derby winner right , but never manages to get his tip into the paper on time , always the day after race . |
| 20 | I think hi 's telling me you have to suffer for your art . |
| 21 | Davies saw seven cases in which both males copulated with the female , and in every case both male 's fed the nestlings . |
| 22 | In DPP v Ray [ 1974 ] AC 370 , no evidence was adduced that the waiter was misled by the accused 's implied representation that he was going to pay for his meal . |
| 23 | The destruction of property or the accused 's putting his hand over money in the victim 's pocket will be an usurpation of one of the rights of the owner . |
| 24 | On the wording of the statute it would seem that an effective entry into the building is sufficient without the accused 's going so far as to be in a position to effect his ulterior intent . |
| 25 | Treasurer and 47401 project Co-ordinator , Martin Measures commented : ‘ 47401 was the first of 20 ‘ Generator ’ Class 47 's built by Brush at Loughborough and the Society thought it was important to try and preserve one of these 20 non standard Class 47's . |
| 26 | In an evening which belongs to Michael Crawford , it would be ungracious not to notice with gratitude Bryan Pringle 's blaspheming father , Gay Soper 's virginal fiancée , and Diana Quick 's electrifying Liz . |
| 27 | And you 'll want two N O three 's to go with that C A. |
| 28 | Oh is this the flaky 's gon na produce it is he ? |
| 29 | Abbey National 's winning formula includes excellent service , innovative products and competitive interest rates : the combination of which lead to the hat-trick in the recent awards . |
| 30 | Gambon relishes the Mafia boss routine and the scene where he gives Luciano his famous scar is somewhat offputting — but not as stomach-turning as the sight of a mad dog rival of Lucky 's biting off a hoodlum 's nose , then cutting out another 's tongue . |